Step 10 of 31Stopping distance
Step 10 of 31 · 14 rules

Stopping distance

How far you need to stop, how to keep a safe gap, ABS, tyres and rest breaks.

1. Safe distance2. Two-second rule3. Reaction distance4. Drunk5. Braking distance6. Wet vs dry7. Stopping distance8. Graph, dry road9. Graph, wet road10. Numbers to remember11. ABS12. ABS and distance13. Tyres14. Rest breaks
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Safe distance

Always keep an adequate following distance from the vehicle ahead. At a speed of 120 km/h, the green van should maintain a safe distance of at least 60 metres behind the blue car.

Safe following distance

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Rule of thumb: speed ÷ 2 = metres. At 120 km/h keep 60 m, at 100 keep 50 m.
§Official source · art. 10.1.2° · last amended 2004-01-01

De bestuurder moet, rekening houdend met zijn snelheid, tussen zijn voertuig en zijn voorligger een voldoende veiligheidsafstand houden.

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  1. Two-second rule
  2. Reaction distance
  3. Drunk
  4. Braking distance
  5. Wet vs dry
  6. Stopping distance
  7. Graph, dry road
  8. Graph, wet road
  9. Numbers to remember
  10. ABS
  11. ABS and distance
  12. Tyres
  13. Rest breaks

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